Several commuters, on Tuesday morning, were stranded at various bus stops in Lagos following the resurfacing of fuel queues at patrol stations in parts of the metropolis.
In the Agege, Alimosho, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikeja local government areas, the queues spilled into main roads causing traffic jam for other road users.
The queues appeared on Monday but worsened hours later as vehicle owners scrambled for the product.
In one of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited outlets at Omole, near the Berger Bus Stop, a fuel attendant said the station did not get fuel supply at the weekend, hence the shortage.
Another fuel attendant who spoke anonymously attributed the supply shortfall to the flooding in parts of the country.
He said tanker drivers are having a tough time navigating dilapidated roads worsened by incessant rainfall and devastating floods.
Meanwhile, commuters were stranded at numerous bus stops in the four local government areas as commercial vehicles popularly known as Danfo, and tricycles locally known as Keke hiked transport fares by about 50%.
The NNPC spokesman could not be reached for comments.
But earlier on Saturday, the NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, at the commissioning of Pinnacle Oil and Gas FZE Terminal in the Lekki area of Lagos said: “The largest consumer of petroleum product is Lagos and anytime we have any disruption to supply in Lagos, we panic because the trouble will start here.”